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Aug 2024
30m 55s

Fear of failure in sports

Eli Straw
About this episode

Are you afraid to fail? Does your fear of mistakes cause you to play scared and hold yourself back?

What You'll Learn in this Episode:

- What fear of failure in sports is and how it's formed.
- How fear of failure in sports holds you back during games.
- How you can handle fear of failure as an athlete.

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